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rae
Contributor
Join date: 2009-06-10
Location: computer chair
|  Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:54 pm | |
| | your mom wrote: | | Lexin wrote: | | I know it's a stylistic point, but I hate 'bored of'. 'Bored with' sounds better to me, partly because I'm an old fogey, and British to boot, and 'with' is what I'm used to hearing. |
I think that might be more of a UK/US difference, because it's what you hear in everyday speech over this side of the pond. We might be doing it wrong, I don't know. All I know is that that's what you hear over here. Or I do, anyway, up here in Canada-land. |
It might be from a particular part of the country. I never heard 'bored of' in the South until 2000-something. But like Lexin, it makes me want to punt someone. |
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The Scientist
VileCorp's Muscly Woman-slave
Join date: 2010-10-05
Location: Leggin' it out of Fedic, oh Discordia!
| | Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:09 am | |
| "Curves in all the right places" is definitely my personal favourite. *shudder* |
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EileenK98
Recovering Fanbrat
Join date: 2009-06-10
Age: 43
Location: very, very close to Chris
| | Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Tue Feb 15, 2011 1:39 pm | |
| | The Scientist wrote: | | "Curves in all the right places" is definitely my personal favourite. *shudder* |
I remember a discussion on one of the old boards about what were the wrong places for curves. No one ever mentions that in fanfics.  |
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Rabid Badger
And This is Why I Need Medication
Join date: 2009-06-11
| | Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:20 am | |
| | EileenK98 wrote: | | The Scientist wrote: | | "Curves in all the right places" is definitely my personal favourite. *shudder* |
I remember a discussion on one of the old boards about what were the wrong places for curves. No one ever mentions that in fanfics. |
Curves in the wrong places makes me think of someone with rickets. |
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Braigwen
Why yes, I am a Rocket Scientist!
Join date: 2009-06-14
Age: 32
Location: Punching Udina.
| | Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:18 am | |
| | Rabid Badger wrote: | | EileenK98 wrote: | | The Scientist wrote: | | "Curves in all the right places" is definitely my personal favourite. *shudder* |
I remember a discussion on one of the old boards about what were the wrong places for curves. No one ever mentions that in fanfics. |
Curves in the wrong places makes me think of someone with rickets. |
Or someone who is about 1,000 pounds overweight. |
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Lady Anne
NO NOT THE BEEEEES
Join date: 2009-06-12
Age: 35
Location: The land of the fruits and nuts
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Dixie
Sporkbender
Join date: 2009-06-12
Location: London, UK
| | Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:38 pm | |
| Jeez, Lady Anne, put a NSFW spoiler on that thing! |
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grmblfjx
Hot and Botherer
Join date: 2009-06-10
| | Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:09 pm | |
| Lordy, is that necrosis? And what's the flab between the belly and what I assume to be the knee? |
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Drabbler
Armbiter of Good Fanfiction
Join date: 2009-06-11
Age: 122
| | Subject: Re: A Moue Too Far? And other annoying words Wed Feb 16, 2011 5:12 pm | |
| "You fool! These drawers are just for the straight pieces! Those drawers are for the curves, and the ones over there are for the crossings. How hard is that to grasp?" |
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